It’s been a little bit tense around here for the past 36 hours. Though she was only a tropical storm, when Debby swirled by she made an impact. There was an awful lot of flooding south and north of me, though thankfully my neighborhood escaped the worst of it.

When the rain finally stopped this evening I headed outside to assess the damage. Overall, I’m impressed with how well my yard handled the roughly 8” of rain, there was very little ponding. All my plants are very wind blown but they survived, with the exception of one.

I was sad to discover one of my sea grapes snapped off near the base. I’d been so happy with their growth! I had planted them a couple years ago to shade the western side of my house. They’d grown vigorously, reaching my roofline this summer and keeping the sun at bay.

As I chopped it up I noticed a couple of small shoots attached to the stump below the break. It is a native plant, accustomed to the harshness of life in Florida, I imagine it will regrow.

Here’s hoping everyone recovers from this storm…